Where does “ghețișoară” come from?
ghețișoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian gheață, from Italian ghetta, from French guêtre, from Middle French guiestres, from Old French gueste, from Frankish wasta, from Proto-Germanic wastijō, from Proto-Indo-European wéstis — to dress, clothe.
ghețișoară (Romanian): ice plant (Mesembrianthemum crystallium)
Definitions
- ice plant (Mesembrianthemum crystallium)
Ancestry of “ghețișoară”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | gheață | ice |
| 2 | Italian | ghetta | gaiter, spat |
| 3 | French | guêtre | gaiter; leggings; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Middle French | guiestres | — |
| 5 | Old French | gueste | — |
| 6 | Frankish | wasta | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wastijō | garment; dress |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéstis | the act of dressing; clothing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |